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Out today is Entertainment Weekly’s 1,000th issue and the have devoted the magazine to the new classics: the best movies, TV shows, music albums, books and more of the past 25 years. Unlike the recently release AFI top gerne films list, the EW lists cover our field fairly well and is probably more in synch… [Continue Reading]
It’s convention season as everyone gears up for the big shows starting with next month’s extravaganza in San Diego. Big as Comicon International is, it’s not the only show around. Rock and Shock (http://www.rockandshock.com/), in Worcester, Massachusetts this October 10-12, has begun to announce their guest line-up and we’re impressed. Doug Bradley, Asley Laurence, Simon… [Continue Reading]
The Fantasia film festival (http://fantasiafestival.com/pre2008/en/), held July 3-21 in Montreal, Canada, has released a list of films being screened, many of which look to be debuting there. Midnight Meat Train Repo! The Genetic Opera Stuck Bad Biology Red The Echo Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer Dance of the Dead The Objective Pig Hunt L: Change the… [Continue Reading]
The guest list for August’s Monster-Mania Convention has been announced. Among the big names attending the Cherry Hill, New Jersey event are Robert Englund, Richard Dreyfuss, Heather Langenkamp, Tyler Mane, Jason Mewes, Derek Mears, Kane Hodder, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, Lisa Wilcox., Andras Jones, Brooke Theiss, Toy Newkirk, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Lin Shaye, and… [Continue Reading]
While the feature film remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon moves slowly through the production process, Universal Studios announced this week the arrival of Creature from the Black Lagoon – The Musical at their Universal City facility. Their official release stated: “With state-of-the-art stagecraft, acrobatic choreography and hilarious, toe-tapping music, the Creature will be… [Continue Reading]
In the first five decades of cinema there was nothing for those with a love of monsters or filmmaking to rally around, nowhere for people to congregate and share their passion. Jim Warren and Forrest J Ackerman changed all that with a single magazine issue that would continue to inspire people in ways never imagined… [Continue Reading]
The New York City Horror Film Festival is now accepting submissions. Check out the details at www.nychorrorfest.com but here are some highlights: The NYCHFF is an international film festival and accepts films and screenplays from around the globe. The NYCHFF holds no “completion date” or “world premiere” status regulations. All checks or money orders should… [Continue Reading]
On May 22, Paramount Pictures is hosting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ salute to Robert Evans at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Part of the evening’s festivities will include a screening of his memorable Rosemary’s Baby. Evans shepherded the project from inception to screen and now, 40 years later, it… [Continue Reading]
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced the winners of their annual Nebula Awards tonight in Austin, Texas. The winners are: Best Novel: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon Best Novella: “Fountain of Age” by Nancy Kress Best Novelette: “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang Best Short Story: “Always”… [Continue Reading]
The Hugo Award nominees for the best in science fiction have been announced with the awards handed out at the World Science Fiction Convention, being held in Denver this August. Best Novel The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins, Fourth Estate) Brasyl by Ian McDonald (Gollancz; Pyr) Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer (Tor; Analog… [Continue Reading]
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